000 FZNT24 KNHC 221509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG SW COAST WILL DISSIPATE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF TONIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA LATE THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI LEAD BY A SURFACE LOW THAT WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SUN MORNING AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER